Update: Buffett returned to his seat Sunday after a quick trip across the pond to watch the World Cup. He saw England play Trinidad and Tobago, then returned in time for the Heat game. His comment after watching the US-Italy game on TV: “And I thought NBA officials were bad. …”

Jimmy had a run-in with an NBA referee February 4th, 2001 where he was ejected from a game. Read the ESPN article about it here

posted June 19th, 2006 at 9:05 am

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posted June 16th, 2006 at 12:02 am

The smallest country ever to qualify for a World Cup held the country that invented soccer to a scoreless draw for 82 minutes here Thursday night. Trinidad and Tobago couldn’t hold out forever, though. Two goals in the final 11 minutes gave England a 2-0 victory and a berth in the World Cup round of 16.

“It was a great match. We [just] ran out of gas,” Jimmy Buffett said.

Yes, that Jimmy Buffett. Two members of his Coral Reefer band are from Trinidad and Tobago, and he said his son was “raised by Trinidadian nannies.”

The annual Robin Hood Foundation gala, held Wednesday night, is widely considered the most extravagant event of the New York City charity season, pairing Wall Street money and Hollywood glitz. The gathering of hedge-fund founders, media executives and other A-list players raised $48 million to fight poverty in New York City.

Among the prizes: $650,000 for 10 power lunches for two with a series of celebrity executives. Also on the auction block: lessons with surfer Kelly Slater, a flight to the Hamptons or Martha’s Vineyard with Jimmy Buffett on his sea plane, and an evening at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J. for 500.